Curriculum Vitae. Academic Qualifications. Professional & Work Experiences. Date Prepared: Feb 10 th, 2018 Name: Rabah M. Al abdi

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1 Curriculum Vitae Date Prepared: Feb 10 th, 2018 Name: Rabah M. Al abdi Office Address: Biomedical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering Jordan University of Science and Technology P.O. Box 3030 Irbid 22110, Jordan Work Phone: x Work rmalabdi@just.edu.jo Work FAX: Academic Qualifications Year Degree obtained August 2012 June 2007 June 2003 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Biomedical Engineering with a specialization in Diagnostic Techniques. Doctoral thesis title Optomechanical Imaging System for Breast Cancer Detection State University of New York/ Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Master degree of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Engineering with a specialization in Bioinstrumentation and Medical Imaging. Excellent GPA 3.8 Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, USA Bachelor degree of Science (BSc) in Biomedical Engineering Excellent GPA Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Professional & Work Experiences Period Position Educational Institution August Present Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan Sept Sept 2015 Acting Chairman Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan 1

2 Period Position Educational Institution Sept Aug Sept Aug July 2003 Aug Research Assistant Research Assistant Biomedical Engineer Current and previous teaching responsibilities: 1. Analysis of Biomedical Signals and Systems 2. Biomedical Instrumentation (1) and (2) 3. Biomedical Engineering Design 4. Biomedical Instrumentation Lab 5. Digital Logic Design And Computer Architecture Lab 6. Fluid Mechanics 7. Introduction to Linear Systems 8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 9. Medical Electronics (1) and (2) 10. Medical Electronics Lab 11. Numerical Methods for Engineers 12. Statistics for Biomedical Engineers Pathology Department, SUNY Downstate Medical Centre, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan Advising Graduate Students: Master s Theses 2016: Early Detection of Cardiac Diseases Using PPG Signals 2018: Developing an MRI Based Model to Detect Multiple Sclerosis Funded Projects: : How Well Do Prenatal Ultrasound Images and Clinical Data Predict the Mode of Delivery: An Analysis to Help Hospitals Containing Costs and Improving Quality : Resting State Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) for Autism Diagnosis : Early Detection of Heart Diseases and Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death from Physiological Signals 2

3 Scholarships/Awards Given Period Scholarship/Award Institution 2012 Second place/ The best poster award 2009 First place/ The best poster award Full scholarship to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering. Optical Society of America (OSA) 2012 meeting, Miami, Florida, USA National Institute of Health (NIH) 2009 workshop, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan My Ph.D. thesis ranked top 5% of all thesis in the School of Graduate Studies Full scholarship to obtain a Master degree in Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Master graduation project award 2003 Distinguished BSc graduation project award SUNY Downstate Medical Centre, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, USA Department of Biomedical Engineering/ Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan Skills o C/C++ o Assembly (Microprocessor Programming Language) o LabVIEW o MATLAB o Eagle (Printed Circuit Board Design) o AutoCAD o SPSS o Weka Professional Societies: - Optical Society of America (OSA) - The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Areas of Interest - Signals and Images Processing - Diffuse Optical Tomography - Mental Stress Monitoring - Prenatal Ultrasound Imaging 3

4 Publications: 1. H.H. Hijazi, H. L. Harvey, M.S. Alyahya, H.A. Alshraideh, R.M. Al abdi, and S Parahoo, The Impact of Applying Quality Management Practices on Patient Centeredness in Jordanian Public Hospitals: Results of Predictive Modeling, Inquiry, Accepted Dec R.L. Barbour, R.M. Al Abdi, "Self-referencing optical measurement for breast cancer detection", United States Patent Application B2, April M.S. Alyahya, H.H. Hijazi, H.A. Alshraideh, M.A. Alsharman, R.M. Al abdi, and H. L. Harvey, Integrating the Principles of Evidence Based Medicine and Evidence Based Public Health: Impact on the Quality of Patient Care and Hospital Readmission Rates in Jordan, International Journal of Integrated Care, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 12, Aug H.L. Graber, R.M. Al abdi, Y. Xu, A.P. Asarian, P.J. Pappas, L. Dresner, N. Patel, K. Jagarlamudi, W. B. Solomon, and R.L. Barbour, "Enhanced resting-state dynamics of the hemoglobin signal as a novel biomarker for detection of breast cancer," Medical Physics, Vol. 42, 6406 (2015). 5. R.L. Barbour, R.M. Al Abdi, "Low-Cost Screening System For Breast Cancer Detection", United States Patent Application , July X. Sui, L. Yin, I. W. Selesnick, H. L. Graber, R. Al abdi, R. L. Barbour, Additive Step Artifact Correction (ASAC) Algorithm, 2014 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB) (Philadelphia, PA, December 13 th, 2014). 7. R.L. Barbour, R. Al abdi, Y. Xu, and H.L. Graber, "Phenotype-Motivated Strategies for Optical Detection of Breast Cancer," Poster Su P6.12 at fnirs 2014 (Montréal, Québec, Canada, October 10-12, 2014). 8. R.L. Barbour, R. Al abdi, Y. Xu, and H.L. Graber, "Phenotype-Motivated Strategies for Optical Detection of Breast Cancer," Presentation BW4B.3 at Biomedical Optics (Miami, FL, April 26-30, 2014). 9. H.L. Graber, R. Al abdi, Y. Xu, and R.L. Barbour, "Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Detection in the Resting-State Dynamics of the Hemoglobin Signal," Poster BM3A.61 at Biomedical Optics (Miami, FL, April 26-30, 2014). 10. R. Al abdi, H.L. Graber, C.H. Schmitz, and R.L. Barbour, "Enhancement of Hemodynamic Contrast in the Cancerous Breast by Controlled Articulation," Poster 88 at Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (London, UK, October 26-28, 2012). 11. R. Al abdi, H.L. Graber, C.H. Schmitz, and R.L. Barbour, "Enhancement of Hemodynamic Contrast in the Cancerous Breast by Carbogen Inspiration," Poster 37 at Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (London, UK, October 26-28, 2012). 12. R. Al abdi, H.L. Graber, and R.L. Barbour, "Carbogen Inspiration Enhances Hemodynamic Contrast in the Cancerous Breast," Poster BSu3A.94 at Biomedical Optics and Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging (Miami, FL, April 29 - May 2, 2012). 13. R. Al abdi, G. Feuer, H.L. Graber, S. Saha, and R.L. Barbour, "Optomechanical Imaging: Biomechanic and Hemodynamic Responses of the Breast to Controlled Articulation," Poster BSu3A.92 at Biomedical Optics and Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging (Miami, FL, April 29 - May 2, 2012). 14. R. Al abdi, H.L. Graber, Y. Xu, and R.L. Barbour, "Breast Cancer Detection by Optomechanical Imaging," Poster BSu3A.91 at Biomedical Optics and Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging (Miami, FL, April 29 - May 2, 2012). 15. R. Al abdi, H.L. Graber, Y. Xu, and R.L. Barbour, "Optomechanical imaging system for breast cancer detection," J. Optical Society of America A, Vol. 28, pp (2011). 16. M.L. Flexman, M.A. Khalil, R. Al abdi, H.K. Kim, C.J. Fong, E. Desperito, D.L. Hershman, R.L. Barbour, and A.H. Hielscher, "Digital optical tomography system for dynamic breast imaging," J. Biomedical Optics, Vol. 16, (2011). 4

5 17. R. Al Abdi, C.H. Schmitz, R. Ansari, R. Andronica, Y. Xu, H.L. Graber, and R.L. Barbour, "A robotic, dual-sensing, functional optical imaging system for breast cancer detection," Poster ABS-170 at the 36th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (New York, NY, March 26-28, 2010). 18. R. Al Abdi, C.H. Schmitz, R. Ansari, R. Andronica, Y. Pei, Y. Xu, H.L. Graber, Z. Bo, B. Noor, M. Ahluwalia, and R.L. Barbour, "A dual-mode simultaneous bilateral optical imaging system for breast cancer detection," Presentation BSuB5 at Biomedical Optics (BIOMED) Topical Meeting and Tabletop Exhibit (Miami Beach, FL, April 11-14, 2010). 19. R. Al Abdi, C.H. Schmitz, R. Ansari, R. Andronica, Y. Xu, H.L. Graber, and R.L. Barbour, "A robotic, dual-sensing, functional optical imaging system for breast cancer detection," Paper NIH at The Inter-Institute Workshop on Optical Diagnostic and Biophotonic Methods from Bench to Bedside (Bethesda, MD, October 1-2, 2009). 20. C.H. Schmitz, R. Ansari, R. Al Abdi, R. Andronica, Y. Xu, H.L. Graber, Y. Pei, M. Farber, and K. Jagarlamudi, and R.L. Barbour, "Simultaneous bilateral optical tomography of vascular dynamics of the breast using high-density sensing arrays," Poster BSuE19 at OSA Biomedical Optics Topical Meeting and Tabletop Exhibit (St. Petersburg, FL, March 16-19, 2008). 21. R.L. Barbour, R. Ansari, R. Al abdi, H.L. Graber, M.B. Levin, Y. Pei, C.H. Schmitz, and Y. Xu, "Validation of near infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) imaging using programmable phantoms," Paper in Design and Performance Validation of Phantoms Used in Conjunction with Optical Measurements of Tissue (Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6870), R.J. Nordstrom, Ed. (2008). 5